World Suicide Prevention Day 2025
Today, 10 September 2025, marks World Suicide Prevention Day.
World Suicide Prevention Day, led by Samaritans and co-created with people who have lived experience of suicidal thoughts, is a day to share experiences and insights, either to interrupt someone else’s thoughts before it’s too late, or to support those struggling with suicidal thoughts.
Today, we’re sharing resources that look at prevention from a psychoanalytic perspective. This research looks to understand the state of mind that can lead to harmful thoughts, others look at the effectiveness of psychoanalytic therapy for reducing suicide.
We’re also sharing a policy update from Patrick Cusworth, the Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the BPC, who has written a piece discussing the policy landscape surrounding suicide prevention in the UK and the policy work the BPC continues to do around this important topic.
Resources
“Over the past two decades, suicide prevention efforts have expanded significantly, yet deeply held assumptions continue to shape policy in ways that may limit effectiveness.”
In this article for BJPsych International, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and group analyst Rachel Gibbons examines key assumptions in suicide prevention. Click here to read.
This episode of the podcast series This Jungian Life looks at what can help those facing suicidal thoughts. Discussion looks at support, protection, hope and treatment as prevention techniques. Click here to listen.
This book by analysts Donald Campbell and Rob Hale explores how to listen to a suicidal individual’s history, the nature of their primary relationships and their conscious and unconscious communications. Click here to order a copy.
On this episode of More or Less, Tim Harford investigates suicide prevention through seasonal patterns and machine learning with psychiatrists and academics. Click here to listen.
Suicide Prevention: A Policy Perspective by Patrick Cusworth
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